The movie couldn’t be better. After the disconsolate crying that his departure meant in January 2021 (he had a fleeting step through Nacional de Montevideo), Andrés D’Alessandro had the pleasure of entering the final minutes and sealing Inter’s 2-0 victory over União Frederiquense for the Gaúcho Championship. Great goal from a free kick and a standing ovation from all of Beira-Rio for the Cabezón.
After beating Juventude 2-1 in the presentation of the contest, those led by Alexander Medina faced off against León de la Colina, an entity that has only been in existence for 11 years and is involved in the Brazilian promotion. Already at 13′ the local took advantage through a penalty that Wesley changed for a goal. Despite a notorious dominance of the actions, the cast of the Cacique could not transfer that supremacy in the result, until the historic Argentine midfielder arrived. D’Ale entered at half an hour of complement in place of Taison and, after receiving the captain’s ribbon and a shower of applause, the show began.
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The former River and San Lorenzo took eight minutes to do what the 9,871 spectators in the stadium longed for: he took charge of a free kick close to the area and tricked the goalkeeper by placing it next to his post. Thus, the 40-year-old footballer returned to play in the Inter shirt after 406 days and scored again after doing it for the last time in October 2020, against Católica for Libertadores. It was his 518th game with the red shirt, with which he recorded 91 goals.
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D’ALESSANDRO’S TESTIMONY ON HIS RETURN TO INTER
After the aforementioned victory, the native of La Paternal said: “When I need it most, something happens. I needed to play a little. I went in. Of course, the goal is something more. The family returned to Beira-Rio and Gonzalo, my little son, He saw me play for the first time at Beira-Rio. The love of the fans is always there. And this is the least I can do.
Visibly moved, D’Alessandro mentioned that the goal was a crowning of the dedication he had throughout his career: “Happiness first for playing 15 minutes. That was good, but scoring the goal… Luck does not fall to those who do not work. I work a lot. That cannot be doubted. Character and nature do not change. With that I want to leave football.”
